Hyundai Unicorns
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| Hyundai Unicorns | |
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| Hangul: |
현대 유니콘스
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| Revised Romanization: | Hyeondae Yunikonseu |
| McCune-Reischauer: | Hyŏndae Yunik'onsŭ |
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| League | KBO | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | Suwon, South Korea | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ballpark | Suwon Baseball Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Year Founded | 1996 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname(s) | "Unicorns" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| League championships | 1998, 2000, 2003, 2004 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Manager |  Kim Jae-Park |
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Hyundai Unicorns are a professional baseball team based in Suwon, South Korea. They are a member team of the Korean Baseball Organization and compete in the annual KBO Championship which culminates in the Korea Series. The franchise relocated to Suwon in 1996 and has since become the second most successful of all KBO teams, winning the championship in 1998, 2000, 2003 and 2004. Only the Kia Tigers have a better record of championship victories.
As evidenced by the team's name, Hyundai Corporation owns the franchise rights and like other teams in Korea (and contrary to most professional teams in other sports around the world) the team is known primarily by the name of the sponsor rather than their given name and never as the city they come from.
The Unicorns play their home games at the Suwon Baseball Stadium (Korean - "수원 야구 장" or "Su-won Ya-gu Jang") in the northern district of Hanil Town, Jowon-Dong, close to Manseok Park, the Suwon City Soccer Stadium and the Suwon Basketball Arena.
[edit] Photo gallery
 A pre-game team talk |
 "Zoom Tubes" |
 A panoramic view of Suwon Baseball Stadium |
[edit] External links
 Korean Baseball Organization |
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| Doosan Bears (Seoul) | Hanhwa Eagles (Daejeon) | Hyundai Unicorns (Suwon) | Kia Tigers (Gwangju) Lotte Giants (Busan) | LG Twins (Seoul) | Samsung Lions (Daegu) | SK Wyverns (Inchon) |
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